I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

Dear parents, every August, we buy the pencils, we pack the lunches and we tell ourselves we’re ready. But as another school year begins, I want to ask you to take a breath – and look past the ...

I have a love-hate relationship with my kids' smartphones. So I was relieved when I saw that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation that bans cell phones in public schools. School starts ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. One common explanation for why children spend so much of their free time on screens goes like this: ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Picture this: a 10-year-old racing across the living room to answer a ringing phone, twirling the cord around her finger while chatting with a friend. For today’s kids, that moment is both novel and ...

This is Part 4 of our series examining The Anxious Generation. In Part 1, we explored the evidence for the teen "mental health crisis." In Part 2, we reviewed whether social media is actually causing ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, The Anxious ...

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